Spout



c. c. VAN TINE April 29 SPOUT Filed April 11. 1923 IN VEN TOR. 6'. WM 737$ f" ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

- ED S TES- ,eznee SPOU'I'.

Application filed April 11, 1923. Serial No. 631,389.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. VAN TINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bartlesville, in the county of WVashington and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spouts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to spouts, and particularly to spouts adapted to be applied to milk bottles for adapting these milk bottles to serving lubricating oil to motorists.

It has been common for sometime for service stations to provide quart bottles holding oil which are disposed along the curb at the station so that they will remind the passing motor car driver of the fact that he needs oil, and furthermore so that the oil may be handled in convenient quantities and the motorist see exactly what he is etting.

1? these quart bottles have no spout, how-- ever, they are rather awkward to pour and if they have a spout they are rather awkward to fill. Therefore, it is the object of this invention to provide a spout attachment which may be applied to a milk bottle or a bottle of like character having arelatively large mouth so that the bottle may be readily filled, with oil, the spout 'per mitting, of course, the ready discharge of the oil without the possibility of dripping it upon" the car. v

A further object is to provide a device of this character including a clamp adapted to engage the mouth of the bottle and a spout which is readily detachable from or attachable to the clamp which, when in place, will engage a gasket between it and the mouth of the bottle which will prevent any leakage of oil.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showlng my spout applied; I

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the upper portion of the container A and the spout;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through the spout and showing in plan view the base thereof;

Figure 4 1s a perspective view of the clamping ring;

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that my attachment comprises a clamping ring 10 whichmay be made of galvanized metal or any other suitable material. This ring is adapted to clamp around the mouth of an. ordinary quart milk bottle A, and the ring is preferably. concave on its inner face transverse-1y to the periphery to thereby fit the rounded bead a at the top of the ordinary milk bottle. This ring is split and formed with outwardly projecting lugs 11 on each side. of the split, these lugs being perforated for the passage of a bolt 12 having a nut 13. The ring is provided at opposite points in its diameter with upwardly extending ears let separating from the ring for a portion of its length by the circumferentially extending slot 15. It will be seen from Figure 4.- that this slot extends slightly inward and downward.

Coacting-with the ring 10 is a spout 16 which is formed with a base flange 17 ad jacent one end, but disposed slightly above this end. This flange is provided with two lugs 19 which are adapted to engage in the slots 15. The slots 15 thus form bayonet slots within which the lugs 19 may engage, and it is obvious that when spout 16 is rotated in one direction the lugs 19 will be carried into the slots 15 and the direction of these slots will cause the spout to be clamped down upon the mouth of the bottle, upon which a washer 20 is disposed. The spout 16 is preferablytapered toward its outer end, this outer end being angularly cut off. A cap 21 is used to fit over the upper end of the spout.

It is to be noted from Figure 2 that the flan e 17 is disposed at an angle to the axis of t e spout and that that portion of the spout below the flange 17 is also disposed at an angle to the axis of the spout. In other words, the axis of the spout 16 is disposed at an angle to the axis of that portion 22 of the spout which extends below the flange 17. Thus when the spout is in place the flange 17 is disposed at right angles to the axis of the bottle A but the 5 out is disposed at a greater angle than a right angle.

I do not wish to be limited to any particular construction of this spout, but I have illustrated a spout made ofthin metal which is bent around and the mar 'ns folded, as at 23. The base portion 22 o the s out and the flange 17 are formed by an anglfiar ring,

. jects into the mouth of mouth varies and permits the secure clamping of this ring thereon. The concave inner face of the ring permits this to be engaged with the head a of the bottle. The spout may be readily engaged with or disengaged from the ring and when engaged therewith the lower end portion 21 of the spout presses down upon the gasket 20 and thus secures a liquid-tight engagement with the bottle.

The spout cap 21 prevents the entrance of dust into the oil when it is standing by the roadside or at any other time. It will be seen that the spout is set at a convenient angle. It can be removed with a slight twist to permit the filling of the bottle. Because of the relatively wide mouth of the bottle, it can be readily emptied as well as filled. Standard milk bottles are used. The

device forms a ready and effective means fordispensing oil, can be cheaply made, and is readily applied.

I claim 1'. A quick detachable spout for bottles comprising a split clamping ring having means whereby it may be drawn together around the mouth of the bottle and having upwardly projecting ears formed with bayonet slots extending approximately parallel to the top of the bottle, and a spout having a flange extending slightly above the inner .end of the spout and having outwardly projecting lu ada ted to en a e in said ba onet slots iheregy the end bf the spout pr?)- the bottle.

2. A quick detachable spout for bottles comprising a ring adapted to engage around the mouth of the bottle and concave on its inner face, the ring being formed at opposite points with upwardly projecting ears having slots extending in opposite dlrections from the ends of said cars, a gasket adapted,

upwardly projecting ears formed with bayonet slots extending approximately parallel to the top of the bottle, and a spout having a flange disposed slightly above the inner end of the spout, the flange being disposed in a plane at an obtuse angle to the axis of the spout and having outwardly'projecting lugs adapted to engage in said bayonet slots, that portion of the spout disposed below the flange'having its axle at an obtuse angle to the axis of the spout.

I 4. A quick detachable spout comprising a ring adapted to engage around the mouth I of a bottle and concave on its inner face, the ringbeing formed at opposite points with upwardly projecting ears, slots extending in opposite directions from the ends of said ears, a gasket adapted to rest upon the top of the bottle within the ring, and a spout having a flange disposed above its base and adapted to fit within the ring, the flange having outwardly projecting ears adapted to engage in the bayonet slots and said flange being disposed in a plane at an obtuse angle to the axis of the spout, that portion of the spout below the flange being also disposed at an obtuse angle to the axis of the spout.

In testimony whereof I'hereunto aflix my signature. t a

CHARLES 0-. VAN TINE. 

